Knitted cap



Jan. 26,' 1937. c.- F. scHUEssLl-:R 2,069,021

KNITTED CAP Filed April l2, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 n S :UX w N a XN Jan. 26, 1937. c. F. scHUEssLER KNITTED CAP Filed April l2, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 26, 1937 UNETED SEE-KEES F'E'ENT QFFICE Application April 12,

5 Claims.

This invention relates to a knitted cap and to methods of forming the same.

An object of the invention is to provide a knitted cap of simple and inexpensive construction which may be formed by time and labor-saving methods. Other specific objects and advantages will appear as the specification proceeds.

The invention is illustrated, in a preferred enibodiment, by the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure l is a plan view of a knitted cap body prior to the gathering of the ends; Fig. 2, an enlarged broken detail view showing the closing of the end of the stitching by the starting thread; Fig. 3, a broken detail perspective View illustrating the method of gathering the stitches in the top of the cap; Fig. 4, a plan View of the cap with the ends thereof gathered; Fig. 5, a plan View of the cap with one portion folded inside the other; and Fig, 6, a plan View of the cap with the border portion folded up to form the band of the cap.

Heretofore, it has been the practice to knit a tubular cap body with the ends thereof open, and to gather the loops by a needle or else cut and stitch the end to form it to the desired contour. Such operations require a great deal of time and effort.

I have found that a cap can be formed Very quickly and with a saving in stitching and cutting by following certain steps or methods. In my new process, I knit the starting end of the cap body closed, the starting thread, designated by the numeral II), being employed to close the tubular cap body, as illustrated more clearly in Fig. 2.

Preferably, the yarn or thread used in forming the stitches between the bracket lI is thinner or of lighter weight so as to form a suitable inner lining for the cap. The stitches between the lines indicated by the numeral I2 in Fig. 1 are preferably formed of heavy yarn or other suitable material forming the main body of the cap. The stitches between the line I3 and the adjacent line I2 are preferably of lighter yarn or thread, and are knitted tighter so as to form a curved contour I4. 'I'he two adjacent end courses of stitches, as indicated by the numeral I5, are preferably loose stitches. The loose stitches I5 enable the operator to speedily run a needle and thread through the end stitches, as illustrated in Fig. 3, to provide a draw thread I6 for gathering that end of the cap.

After the tubular cap body has been knitted as illustrated in Fig. l, I gather the two ends of the cap as illustrated in Fig. 4. The closed end is gathered by drawing the starting thread I0 to 1935Se1ia1 N0. 16,072

(Cl. Sii-171) form the inner lining contour as illustrated in Fig, 4. rIhe drawn thread i may then be tied or, referably, drawn through the knitted body by a knitting needle to lock it rrnly in place.

The opposite end of the cap is closed by drawing the thread I 6 which has been drawn through the end loops or stitches I5. I next sew a pompon I'I or any other suitable ornament to the closed end I8 of the cap or else nish neatly without an ornament.

The starting end IS of the cap may then be drawn into the main body thereof as illustrated more clearly in Fig. 5. The band 2B, as shown in Fig. 6, may then be formed by rolling the free edge of the cap.

It will be observed that by knitting the cap closed at the starting end, I am assured that the inner lining will be a closed lining, while at the same time, I am able to gather the inner lining to form a contour, as shown in Fig. el, by simply drawing the starting thread It). If desired, I may draw any one of the threads running transversely of the body and adjacent the starting thread, instead of drawing the starting thread I0. The drawing of any such adjacent thread will effectively gather the closed end I9 of the cap to provide a suitable inner lining contour. By this simple method, I avoid the necessity of cutting, forming and stitching the inner lining.

If very fragile material is used in the knitting of the cap and particularly the lining portion within bracket I I, I may form the starting thread IE! and, if desired, some of the adjacent threads of cotton or other relatively strong material.

As an illustration, in the forming of the main body of the cap between the lines I2 in Fig. 1, a six-strand thread may be employed while the lining within bracket II and the upper portion of the cap b-etween lines I3 and I2 may be formed of a three-strand thread, the last two stitches I5 being also of light thread but loosely knit. With this construction, the inner lining is relatively light, while also the top portion of the cap is drawn together to form the tapering contour I4, the last two stitches I5 being sufficiently loose to enable the operator to readily gather the loops so as to form the closed end I8, as shown more clearly in Fig. 4.

The tight knitting with lighter thread between lines I3 and I2 does away with bulkiness and forms a shaped end portion substantially as dense as the main body of the cap which is formed of heavy thread.

While I have specified in the foregoing description certain weight material and the use of three-ply and six-ply threads, it Will be understood that material of any weight may be employed and threads of any ply may be used Without departing from the spirit of my invention. While, I have specied two courses of loose stitches I5, following the tight stitches between lines I3 and l2, it will be understood that there may be but one course of loose stitches or more than two courses.

'Ihe foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art.

I claim:

1. In the process of forming a knitted cap, the steps of knitting a tubular cap body with the one end knitted closed, said closed end being formed by employing loops in the starting thread for beginning the walls of the tubular body and drawing one of the threads adjacent the closed end to gather the end.

2. In the process of forming a knitted cap, the steps of knitting a tubular cap body with one end knitted closed, said closed end being formed by employing loops in the starting thread for beginning the walls of the tubular body, and drawing the starting thread to gather the end of the cap.

3. In the process of forming a knitted cap, the steps of knitting a tubular cap body with one end knitted closed, said closed end being formed by employing loops in the starting thread for beginning the Walls of the tubular body, drawing one of the threads adjacent the closed end to gather the end, and tying the drawn thread.

4. A method of the character set forth for forming a knitted cap, comprising: knitting a tubular cap body with one end knitted closed and the other end knitted open, said closed end being formed by knitting through loops on each side of a starting thread, gathering the open end of said cap body to close it, drawing one of the threads forming a part of the cap body adjacent the closed end to gather the end, and drawing one of the ends of said cap body within the other A to form a closed end, said vend being gathered by means of a thread in said lining portion.

CARL F. SCHUESSLER. 

